This kid looks pretty good....great voice and looks the part. I didn't make it long enough to see this audition though....

The show is just horrid in my opinion....Could they come up with any more gimmicks to try and get people to watch? They spent 10 minutes at the start stroking all the judges ego's....While Groban fumbled around as the MC. Then they need to proceed to tell all the heartbreaking back stories that each contestant has in order to try and drum up sympathy and support for them.

Not trying to be some insensitive prick....But I've just grown very tired of the formula.

I'd rather spend an hour or two searching around You Tube for new bands/artists than be spoon fed on these shows.

It just bothers me that there are so many good artists/acts out there already that remain virtually unknown in the US and get no TV time, radio airplay, etc. I mean, I look at a band like H.e.a.t. You could probably ask 100 random people on the street if they've heard of that band and 99 of them would say no. And there are plenty of other bands/artists out there like that who are fighting and scraping for anything they can get...who are putting out good music.

Somebody needs to create a show that rewards bands/artists like that and gives them a forum to get more popular. Some sort of Battle of the Bands show or something...I'm sure something like that probably already exists in other Countries....Maybe I'm in the minority...But I'd be much more apt to watch a show like that where you had original artists, playing their original material.